Colectivos or Bondis. This is how buses are called in Argentina. Obviously, you still need that particular accent to get the "concept" right. Public transport is privatised, so you find many companies operating the bus service in Buenos Aires. In fact, there are more than 110 urban services with almost 16.000 vehicles, which carry around 6.5 million passengers within Capital Federal and Gran Buenos Aires, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, according to Los Colectivos website. Average life for the buses is 5 years.

As for payment, the company offers the possibility of paying with a magnetic card, which can be purchased in several places. There is a reduced ticket (boleto) for secundary education students, but not for university students. I was surfing the net and got to this article, where it shows which companies have been fined for over fare charging. Unfortunately, I have to say that El Puente SAT was among them, and the 32 was one of the mentioned routes. When the price was 90 cents, the company was charging 1 peso and when the price had been established at 1,40, the company charged 1,70.

What I have seen in Luxembourg, I haven't seen elsewhere before... and I can see I have seen many things out there. The 132, offers 4 trips from Luxembourg to the neighbouring town of Nittel as well as one reverse trip in the Morning in the morning. Rather strange, I would say. Logic says that you would need to get all the people in the afternoon into Luxembourg in the morning... So it makes you wonder how the get there to return by bus...

It is not an urban service (Luxembourg has only 24 urban lines operated by Autobus municipaux de la Ville de Luxembourg) but an intercity line, or even, international route. But what really stroke me was the fact that it shares the route with sister line 130. The latter stays in Luxembourg, whereas the 132 crosses the border. So far, so good. But the shocking thing is the fact that the line number is also shared, as the picture shows. So... Which line is it? 130 or 132? By the looks of it, it's both.

The service is operated by Voyages Emile Weber, the biggest Luxembourgian company for intercity services, with more than 50 buses.

Mobility in the city is always an issue. Therefore, it offers as many means of transport as you can think of: Metro, Tramway, funiculars, buses (private and public), light rail system, underground train (I still don't understand the difference between this and metro, but never mind), ferries. It is all operated by IETT. This company has around 2.700 buses. Private buses are also allowed to run routes, under the ÖHO name. Here, you find around 2.050 vehicles. As you can see in the pictures, these are not particularly new buses.

As for the 32, CEVATPAŞA-EMİNÖNÜ, connects the centre with the Northwest districts. It does have two "sisters": 32A (CEVATPAŞA - BEYAZIT) and 32T (CEVATPAŞA - TAKSİM). The 32 runs from 6.15 to 21.40 on weekdays, with an estimated time for completing the round route of 130 minutes. The line is operated by IETT, alternating buses with ÖHO private buses, offering a frequency of 15, 20 or 25 minutes, depending on the time of the day.

Gracias a Sergio por la aportación de fotos / Thanks to Sergio for the pictures.

The English city of Coventry, with just over 300.000 inhabitants, is considered to be the 9th biggest city in England. Always behind the shadow of nearby Birmingham, Coventry has managed to get over the black episodes in history: the bombing by the Nazis, that left it flattened.Nowadays, Coventry offers the visitors the ruins of its former Cathedral. But not only that. It also has a free entry Transport Museum, where you will find the largest collection of British made cars. Also, some old buses. The 32 is operated by Travel Coventry, a subsidiary of National Express, with several double deckers. From Tanyard Farm / Tile Hill North it heads to Coventry City Centre (bus station) finishing at Potters Green / Bell Green, calling at Hearsall Common and Walsgrave Road. There is also a 32A (evening and Sunday services mainly) and a 32C that run along a slightly modified route. Frequencies are good: between 15 and 20 minutes. The other two lines don't have an established timetable, as they run off peak, evening or Sundays.Travel Coventry has operated under different names since deregulation. First, it was West Midlands Travel Ltd. In 1995 National Express Group bought it and took control of it. In september 1996, it is renamed Travel West Midlands. In 2002 it becomes Travel Coventry. Nowadays, it has around 170 vehicles operating 90 routes.